Background
Methods
Literature search strategies
Assessment of studies using relevance and validity tools
Data extraction
Data synthesis
Results and discussion
Literature search
1 | domicil*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
2 | residential.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
3 | home?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
4 | dwelling?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
5 | lodging?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
6 | housing/ |
7 | housing.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
8 | house?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
9 | residence?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
10 | 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 |
11 | visit*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
12 | house calls/ |
13 | house call?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
14 | intervention?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
15 | home care services/ |
16 | 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or 15 |
17 | 10 and 16 |
18 | exp infant/ |
19 | infan*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
20 | baby.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
21 | babies.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
22 | toddler?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
23 | preschooler?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
24 | pre-schooler?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
25 | exp child/ |
26 | child*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
27 | newborn?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
28 | neonate?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
29 | neo-nate?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
30 | neonatal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
31 | neo-natal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
32 | prenatal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
33 | pre-natal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
34 | prenatal care/ |
35 | postnatal care/ |
36 | perinatal care/ |
37 | antenatal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
38 | ante-natal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
39 | postnatal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
40 | post-natal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
41 | postpartum.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
42 | post-partum.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
43 | exp pregnancy/ |
44 | pregnan*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
45 | expectant.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
46 | expecting.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
47 | perinatal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
48 | peri-natal.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
49 | exp parents/ |
50 | parent*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
51 | mother*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
52 | father*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
53 | matern*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
54 | patern*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
55 | 18 or 19 or 20 or 21 or 22 or 23 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 or 31 or 32 or 33 or 34 or 35 or 36 or 37 or 38 or 39 or 40 or 41 or 42 or 43 or 44 or 45 or 46 or 47 or 48 or 49 or 50 or 51 or 52 or 53 or 54 |
56 | 17 and 55 |
57 | poverty/ |
58 | poverty.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
59 | poor.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
60 | disadvantaged.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
61 | vulnerable populations/ |
62 | vulnerable.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
63 | low-income.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
64 | at-risk.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
65 | high-risk.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
66 | low ses.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
67 | low socioeconomic.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
68 | low socio-economic.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
69 | lower class.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
70 | social welfare/ |
71 | welfare.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
72 | social assistance.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
73 | government assistance.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
74 | low* income.mp. |
75 | indigent?.mp. |
76 | indigenc?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
77 | 57 or 58 or 59 or 60 or 61 or 62 or 63 or 64 or 65 or 66 or 67 or 68 or 69 or 70 or 71 or 72 or 73 or 74 or 75 or 76 |
78 | 56 and 77 |
79 | paraprofessional?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
80 | para-professional?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
81 | lay.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
82 | peer?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
83 | nonprofessional?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
84 | non-professional?.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
85 | mentors/ |
86 | mentor*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
87 | visitor*.mp. [mp = title, original title, abstract, name of substance word, subject heading word, unique identifier] |
88 | 79 or 80 or 81 or 82 or 83 or 84 or 85 or 86 or 87 |
89 | 78 and 88 |
90 | limit 89 to (english language and yr = "1990 - 2010") |
Relevance and validity tool assessment
Studies
Author | Country | N | Population under study*
| Intervention name | Frequency of visits | Intervention duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aracena et al. [13]§
| Chile | 90 | Single pregnant adolescents | - | Monthly | Pregnancy to 1 yr |
Barth [14]≠
| United States | 191 | At risk women | Child Parent Enrichment Project | Weekly | 6 mo (including pregnancy) |
Black et al. [15]§
| United States | 130 | Children with non-organic failure to thrive | - | Weekly | 1 yr |
Bugental et al. [16]≠
| United States | 96 | Mothers at moderate risk | - | Monthly | Pregnancy to 1 yr |
Caldera et al. [17]≠
| United States | 325 | Families | Healthy Families Alaska | Varied | 2 yrs |
Cupples et al. [18]∞
| Ireland | 343 | First time mothers | - | Bi-weekly to monthly | Pregnancy to 1 yr |
United States | 643 | At risk families | Healthy Start Program | Varied | 3-5 yrs | |
Duggan et al. [21]≠
| United States | 325 | At risk families | Healthy Families Alaska | Varied | 3 yrs |
DuMont et al. [22]≠
| United States | 1297 | At risk families Children from poor neighbourhoods | Healthy Families New York- | Weekly to bi-weekly | 5 yrs |
Grantham-McGregor et al. [23]§
| Jamaica | 129 | Weekly | 2 yrs | ||
Hamadani et al. [24]§
| Bangladesh | 321 | Undernourished children and adequately nourished comparison | Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Program + psychosocial stimulation | Weekly to bi-weekly | 1 yr |
Johnson et al. [25]¥
| Ireland | 262 | First time mothers with children aged up to 1 yr | Community Mothers’ Programme | Monthly | 1 yr |
Kartin et al. [26]§
| United States | 78 | Substance abusing mothers | Seattle Birth to 3 Program | Weekly to bi-weekly | 3 yrs |
King et al. [27]≠
| United States | 513 | At-risk families | Hawaii Healthy Start Program | Weekly to quarterly | 3 yrs |
Lee et al. [28]∞
| United States | 502 | At-risk adolescent mothers | Healthy Families New York | Bi-weekly | Pregnancy |
Le Roux et al. [29]∞
| South Africa | 788 | Mother-child-dyads with malnourished child | Philani Child Health and Nutrition Program | Monthly | 1 yr |
McLaughlin et al. [30]≠
| United States | 428 | At-risk pregnant women | - | Not stated | Pregnancy |
Nair et al. [31]≠ ∞
| United States | 161 | Substance abusing mothers | - | Weekly to bi-weekly | 2 yrs |
Necoechea [32]¥
| United States | 52 | Children at risk for poor school readiness | Home for Parents of Preschool Youngsters | Bi-weekly | 15 wks |
Scheiwe et al. [33]§
| United Kingdom | 101 | Low income mothers | - | Monthly | 1 yr |
Child abuse and neglect
Study | Results |
---|---|
Barth [14] | Non-significant |
Bugental, et al. [16] | Enhanced group had less harsh parenting and physical abuse compared to other groups |
Duggan, et al. [21] | Decreased rate of substantiated child maltreatment within a subset of intervention mothers (non-depressed with moderate to high anxiety) |
Duggan, et al. [19] | Non-significant |
Duggan, et al. [20] | Non-significant |
DuMont, et al. [22] | Reduction in reported minor physical aggression and harsh parenting within a subset of intervention mothers (first time mothers less than 19 yrs of age, enrolled in at less than 30 wks gestation) |
Developmental delays
Outcome | Study | Results |
---|---|---|
Psychomotor & Cognitive Development | Aracena, et al. [13] | Non-significant |
Black, et al. [15] | Non-significant | |
Caldera, et al. [17] | Intervention group more likely to score within normal range of the BSID than control group | |
Cupples, et al. [18] | Non-significant | |
Hamadani, et al. [24] | Intervention effects on mental development index of the BSID, but not motor development | |
Grantham-McGregor, et al. [23] | Intervention effects on development quotient and subscales of locomotor, hand eye coordination, hearing and speech, and performance. | |
Johnson, et al. [25] | Intervention effect on developmental stimulation, but not motor development games | |
Kartin, et al. [26] | Non-significant | |
Nair, et al. [31] | Intervention group had higher scores on psychomotor development index of the BSID than control group | |
Child Behaviour | Caldera, et al. [17] | Intervention group scored better on the internalizing/externalizing scale of the Child Behavior Check List than control group |
Hamadani, et al. [24] | Intervention benefited cooperation, response-to-examiner, emotional tone and vocalizations. | |
Kartin, et al. [26] | Non-significant | |
Language Development | Aracena, et al. [13] | Non-significant |
Black, et al. [15] | Intervention group showed less decline in receptive and expressive language compared to control group | |
King, et al. [27] | Non-significant | |
Nair, et al. [31] | Non-significant | |
Necoechea [32] | Intervention effect noted for expressive language skills, but not receptive or emergent literacy skills |
Psychomotor and cognitive development
Child behaviour
Language development
Health assessment
Outcome | Study | Results |
---|---|---|
Physical growth | Aracena, et al. [13] | Non-significant |
Black, et al. [15] | Non-significant | |
Hamadani, et al. [24] | Non-significant | |
Lee, et al. [28] | Intervention effect on low birth weight | |
Le Roux, et al. [29] | Intervention effect on rehabilitating malnutrition | |
McLaughlin, et al. [30] | Non-significant | |
Scheiwe, et al. [33] | Non-significant | |
Hospitalizations, illness, or injuries | Aracena, et al. [13] | Non-significant |
Bugental, et al. [16] | Enhanced group had best health outcomes followed by the unenhanced and control group | |
Caldera, et al. [17] | Non-significant | |
Duggan, et al. [20] | Non-significant | |
Johnson, et al. [25] | Non-significant | |
Scheiwe, et al [33] | Intervention group less likely to experience health problems. | |
Up to date immunizations | Johnson, et al. [25] | Intervention group more likely to receive primary immunizations |